FC Bayern Rot as Gilles steps into goal after red card

FC Bayern München’s women’s side secured a dominant 5‑1 victory over RB Leipzig, extending their unbeaten run while being forced into an unusual situation when goalkeeper Ena Mahmutovic received a red card and defender Vanessa Gilles – Feldspielerin Gilles – had to don the goalkeeper’s kit.

Match details and the curious goalkeeper switch

Momoko Tanikawa opened the scoring in the eighth minute, followed by an own‑goal from Zenia Mertens in the fourteenth. Klara Bühl added a brace in the 55th and 73rd minutes, her fifth and sixth of the season, and Edna Imade sealed the win in the 85th. RB Leipzig’s Marleen Schimmer pulled one back in the 78th after the team had won its previous two league games.

Vanessa Gilles im Torwarttrikot: Sie musste spontan zwischen den Pfosten einspringen.

Mahmutovic’s dismissal came in the 75th minute for a last‑ditch foul, shown as a Rot card. With all substitutions used, the Team’s coach José Barcala had no choice but to place Gilles between the posts, a scene that left spectators astonished.

The win marked the Double‑winner’s eighth league triumph of the season and the seventh consecutive victory, reinforcing a Serie that now stretches to fifty unbeaten Bundesliga matches across two campaigns. It also served as a rehearsal for the upcoming Champions League clash on Wednesday against Real Madrid.

Bayern currently sit top of the table, six points clear of rivals VfL Wolfsburg, who can narrow the gap to three points with a Saturday fixture.